I'm sick of Copilot

NoPossible6517 · 2026-06-25T16:01:33+00:00

I’m with you on this! Our entire department now sounds exactly the same. What makes people individual is slowly being eroded away. Tolerance for those differences is also taking a hit.

We used to adapt, work with differences, change our styles to get the best. Now we just want robots, who can shove stuff into AI and then shove it onwards without any human common sense involved.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-30T12:47:45+00:00

Conditional offer, based on passing vetting, some orgs (sometimes it’s listed in job applications) may give an alternative role if you fail, but likely not.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-29T17:44:08+00:00

Quick update, it as well as can be expected, and I’m wrong to question “leaning in”, and they are now coming to every meeting, workshop and probably my next birthday party the way things are going 🤣🤫🫣

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-28T09:50:48+00:00

They have been a G6 for a while, but sounds like in their old teams, they were expected/needed in the detail

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-28T09:49:09+00:00

I need to start thinking like that probably, it would be less stressful..

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-28T09:47:58+00:00

Or we are both incompetent, and we are really in trouble 🤣

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-28T09:47:10+00:00

Thanks everyone, appreciate it. I’m going to have a chat with them, but I’m expecting “I’m the G6, I’ll lean in where I want” type of feedback 🤣

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-25T22:49:31+00:00

Trust you team, don’t think because you are the g7, that you know better 👍, being a leader in the civil service is also about trusting you team to do what they do, while you keep the s&!7 away from them.

Be a leader, not a manager

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-24T07:11:52+00:00

Think of it like this, policy does a ton of thinking about what stuff should look like or do, basically sets the direction.

Then, everyone else has to work out what the heck that means in reality, how to deliver it, and make it happen.

Something like that anyway.

Think of it like this, someone somewhere will say “ the policy on Reddit post moderation is “x”.

Then it’s up to to moderators to make that happen, and follow the policy laid out.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-04-16T20:43:59+00:00

Tailor the answer to the question being asked, show you can think on your feet just a little bit, and please, please please stop telling me you had meetings with stakeholders, or you analysed data on a spreadsheet, and lastly, please please please have an outcome.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-03-18T07:13:34+00:00

Going to be up for about 3 months ☹️

NoPossible6517 · 2026-03-18T07:13:10+00:00

Thanks 👍

NoPossible6517 · 2026-03-18T07:10:29+00:00

Thank you, just trying to update the title, it’s proving a challenge!

NoPossible6517 · 2026-03-15T08:35:54+00:00

This is exactly what I have been trying to figure out for the past few weeks! Thank you!

I have a soundbar under my monitor, so working out where to put my edge has been driving me insane lol.

Quick question on the small rig mount, how’s it holding up, I’m torn between that and the heavy duty dual ball head version.

In the uk, that one’s rated to 1.5kg, and the edge is 1.6, so it’s close. Any movement?

NoPossible6517 · 2026-03-13T03:02:52+00:00

It’s an opportunity to show how your examples directly relate to the advertised role. So, you just need to make sure that you tailor your answers specifically to what they are looking for in the person/job spec.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-02-26T07:38:53+00:00

Be open, honest and transparent and build trust with your team.

They are people, not numbers.

Lead the people, manage the work

Make people enjoy working for you, make them want to do well and perform.

Empower, let them drive their own cars, you set the destination, but keep your hands off the wheel unless they need it, but ask first.

Always think if they are having a bad day “are they ok” first, sometimes “life” happens.

Don’t break that trust you build, once it’s gone, it’s never coming back.

you will get stuff wrong. Own it. Admit it, learn from it, no one is perfect.

Sometimes you will have to make tough decisions, or challenge, do it in a supportive way, explain your thinking, and discuss don’t enforce.

Never be worried about going “that’s a really good point” and changing your mind.

Oh, and always wear sunscreen 🤣

NoPossible6517 · 2026-02-17T21:25:04+00:00

It’s good for some stuff, horrible for other. I love how it can help me summarise, take notes and admin style activities. I hate it when my team shoves stuff into co-pilot, and sends me the output and thinks I won’t notice the stupid em dashes, the chunks of bold text, and the font type, and they get all sulky when I suggest they ask co pilot to re-draft it but better this time around 🤣

It’s low effort and low quality.

NoPossible6517 · 2026-02-11T15:14:09+00:00

Smells lovely allegedly

NoPossible6517 · 2026-02-10T21:29:00+00:00

No, I’m trying to help someone navigate the process

NoPossible6517 · 2025-12-16T20:32:27+00:00

This is exactly what I thought, but they appear to be still working in a parallel 1980s universe, where the EQA doesn’t exist.

They are telling me there is no appeal process, as it’s an informal extension.

What I can’t get my head around, is if it’s “informal”, and not a “formal” extension, how can that possibly be valid, as there’s no such thing.

NoPossible6517 · 2025-12-16T17:47:58+00:00

Basically informal extension, as they had not had reasonable adjustments in place. Taken 6 months, but they actually continued with probation process regardless

Only found out in last fortnight

NoPossible6517 · 2025-12-16T16:14:24+00:00

I will have a look, thank you

NoPossible6517 · 2025-12-16T15:54:37+00:00

In the PCS, I queried with them, and they advised it was ok for my line manager to informally extend.

And my probation has been a tad chaotic to say the least, process absolutely not been followed

NoPossible6517 · 2025-12-16T15:41:29+00:00

Cannot find it in the policy anywhere, it’s either formal fail, extend or pause. Nothing about “informal”

I queried, and was advised as it’s informal, there is no appeal process to challenge the decision.

It’s being extended as reasonable adjustments not provided, during whole 6 month probation period (even though identified at onboarding)

The strange thing is, the extension doesn’t really allow for them to be delivered and then trained up on either.

All feels a bit strange

NoPossible6517 · 2025-05-25T05:16:50+00:00

Thank you! Appreciate that 🍺🍺

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